Gerry Turner: 5 Things To Know About The 71-Year-Old Star Of ‘The Golden Bachelor’

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Image Credit: ABC/Brian Bowen Smith Gerry Turner is the prima of The Golden Bachelor. Gerry is 71 years old. Gerry’s woman died successful 2017.

The Golden Bachelor finally has its starring man. Gerry Turner was announced arsenic the prima of the elder national spinoff bid during Good Morning America on July 17. Gerry is 71-years-old which makes him the oldest idiosyncratic to pb a Bachelor franchise show. The Indiana autochthonal volition beryllium looking for emotion amongst a radical of 25 older women six years aft his wife’s passing. The amusement volition premiere this autumn connected ABC.

So, who is Gerry Turner? Gerry is astir to beryllium precise celebrated to each of Bachelor Nation. Here is everything you request to cognize astir Gerry.

Gerry Turner (Photo: ABC/Brian Bowen Smith)

Meet Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old begetter of 2 acceptable to find emotion again! ❤️#TheGoldenBachelor@goldenbachabc pic.twitter.com/BInRx9HbTj

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 17, 2023

Gerry is the archetypal Golden Bachelor.

Gerry is making past arsenic the archetypal Golden Bachelor. ABC teased Gerry arsenic the starring antheral with the archetypal authoritative poster for the play which was released July 16. It shows Gerry from behind, holding a golden rose, with the words, “It’s ne'er excessively precocious to autumn successful love….again.”

Gerry told GMA that “it’s inactive sinking in” that he’s the Golden Bachelor. He said he’s looking for a “high-energy” spouse who tin play pickle shot with him. The formed of women who volition beryllium vying for Gerry’s bosom person yet to beryllium announced.

Gerry is from Indiana.

ABC released Gerry’s afloat bio, which reveals that helium “lives successful his imagination location connected a beauteous water successful Indiana.” ABC besides said that Gerry “is often engaged hosting barbecues, playing pickleball, cheering connected his favourite Chicago sports teams, four-wheeling, and spending clip with friends and household astatine restaurants and section haunts.”

Gerry Turner (Photo: ABC/Brian Bowen Smith)

He’s a retired restauranteur.

Gerry is simply a retired restauranteur, according to his bio from ABC. Now, his main occupation successful beingness is uncovering the close pistillate for his future.

His woman died successful 2017.

Gerry joined his precocious schoolhouse sweetheart Toni in 1974. They had 2 daughters together, Angie and Jenny. Sadly, Toni abruptly fell sick and died successful 2017.

“She got robbed,” Gerry said connected GMA about his precocious wife. He besides revealed however helium thinks she’d consciousness astir him doing the show. “For a while, I was having a hard clip figuring retired if she would beryllium okay. But we ever told each other, erstwhile 1 of america go, we privation the different 1 to beryllium happy. She’s up determination rooting [for me],” helium said.

Gerry Turner (Photo: ABC/Brian Bowen Smith)

He’s a grandfather.

Gerry has 2 granddaughters, Charlee and Payton. Gerry’s daughters convinced him to use for the amusement and host Jesse Palmer told him implicit Zoom that helium got the gig.

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